Court of Hearts: Masquerade Trials

Play Hearts. Break the rules. Expose the truth. Court of Hearts: Masquerade Trials transforms classic Hearts into a Victorian gothic roguelike filled with powerful combinations, supernatural rule changes, masked witnesses, and courtroom deception. Pass dangerous cards, create voids in your hand, force penalties onto your rivals, and decide whether to avoid the Queen of Spades or turn her into your greatest weapon. Build around Artifacts, enhanced cards, and scoring Tactics that reward clever passing, precise plays, and calculated risks.

The Early Access version includes complete Solo Runs, AI opponents, public matchmaking, private Steam friend lobbies, and private online co-op against AI. The Masquerade Trials story campaign is planned for version 1.0. Build a Powerful RunIn Solo Run, survive increasingly dangerous Hearts rounds while assembling a build that changes how every hand is played. Generate Power by sending penalty cards to your opponents. Create voids through strategic passing, trigger specialized Tactics, enhance individual cards, and combine Artifacts into powerful scoring chains.

Build around strategies such as:Disposing of dangerous cards while void in a suitPassing marked cards and tracking their recipientsTurning the Queen of Spades into a scoring weaponChaining precise plays into large Power bonusesProtecting your limited ComposureRisking everything on a declared MoonshotVisit shops between rounds, improve your Tactics, enhance important cards, restore Composure, and prepare for Elite encounters and Boss Rules that alter the foundations of Hearts.…